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Direct Speech and Reported Speech (questions)

Урок 62. Английский язык 8 класс ФГОС

Введение в тему начинается с юмористического фрагмента – встречи Джона с полицейским поздним вечером. Из-за недопонимания Джон попадает в суд, где рассказывает судье суть произошедшего. Далее на примере их беседы рассматриваются правила преобразования вопросительных предложений из прямой речи в косвенную. В первом практическом задании нужно преобразовать многочисленные вопросы и утверждения гостей за столом в косвенную речь. Во втором задании Джон планирует покупку автомобиля и задаёт консультанту несколько интересующих его вопросов, которые учащимся необходимо переделать в косвенную речь.

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John: Hi guys,

So you have no problem in turning statements to reported speech. And what about questions?

Police officer: Do you know what time it is? What are you doing here?

John: Err...

Police officer: Do you speak English?

John: Yes, sir. I’m looking for Trouble.

Police officer: Then follow me!

Judge: Why were you arrested?

John: A police officer asked me what I was doing there. He also wondered whether I spoke English? I told him that I was looking for Trouble.

Judge: Well, he was right to arrest you. You were looking for trouble.

John: But “Trouble” is the name of my dog!

Do you speak English? and What are you doing here?

What types of questions are these?

Right, the first one is a general question (Yes/No Question) and another one is a “WH” question.

In the lesson today we’ll learn to report these types of questions. Also you will know the difference between reported and indirect questions.

So, let’s get started.

Importantly, once we ask someone else the question it becomes a regular sentence.

In reported questions, the word order should be:

- the subject comes before the verb;

- the question mark becomes a full stop.

It is not necessary to use auxiliary verbs (do/does/did) in reported questions.

Such words as please, well, oh, etc. are omitted.

Pronouns, tenses, time expressions and modal verbs should be changed to the form used in regular statements.

Let’s revise how the tenses work. Look through the table and fill in the missing tense forms.

Now check yourselves.

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
Present Simple (do/does)	Past Simple (did)
Present Continuous (am/is/are doing)	Past Continuous (was/were doing)
Present Perfect (have/has done)	Past Perfect (had done)
Past Simple (did)	Past Perfect (had done)
Future Simple (will do)	Future in the past (would do)

We introduce reported questions with ask, wonder or want/would like to know.

Yes / No questions

When the direct question begins with and auxiliary (is/do/have) or a modal verb (can/may/must, etc.), then the reported question begins with if or whether.

For example:

Directs Questions	Reported Questions
He asked me, “Do you speak English?”	He asked me if/whether I spoke English.
She said, “Did you enjoy the party?”	She asked if/whether I had enjoyed the party.
Ben asked, “Will you give me a lift to work tomorrow?”	Ben asked if/whether I would give him a lift to work the following day.
He asked the waiter, “May I look at the menu, please?”	He asked the waiter if/whether he might look at the menu.

WH-question

When the direct question begins with a wh- word (Where, When, Why, Which, What, Who, Whose, How), the reported question is introduced with the same wh- word.

For example:

Directs Questions	Reported Questions
The policeman asked, “What are you doing here?”	The policeman asked me what I was doing there.
The judge asked, “Why were you arrested?”	The judge asked me why I had been arrested.
Mother asked me, “Why are you late?”	Mother asked me why I was late.
She asked Sam, “When will you call me?”	She asked Sam when he would call her.
He asked, “Where have you been?”	He asked me where I had been.

Indirect questions (косвенные вопросы)

Indirect questions are introduced with:

Could you tell me…? Do you know…? I wonder…., I want to know…, I doubt…, etc.

They have a direct word order (subject+verb) and the question mark becomes a full stop when the question starts with I wonder…., I want to know…, I doubt…

For example:

Directs Questions	Reported Questions	Indirect Questions
The policeman asked, “What time is it?	The policeman asked what time it was.	Do you know what time it is?
He asked me, “Shall I phone her?”	He asked me whether he should phone her.	I wonder whether I should phone her.